#596B64#596B64

#596B64 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.024 H 169.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B64
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 100)
HSL	hsl(157, 9%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(157, 17%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 6.5%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, -8.31, 1.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 8.47, 168.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% -0.0239 0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.024 169.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6772, 13.5590, 14.0560)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B64 #6B5960

analogous

#596B5B #596B64 #59696B

triadic

#596B64 #64596B #6B6459

tetradic

#596B64 #5B596B #6B5960 #696B59

square

#596B64 #5B596B #6B5960 #696B59

split-complementary

#596B64 #6B5969 #6B5B59

monochromatic

#212826 #3D4A45 #596B64 #758C83 #96A8A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#596B64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#596B64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B64

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B64	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6864

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666664

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.024 169.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889590',
    500: '#596b64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b64;
$custom-light: #889590;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.667,
    "s": 9.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51066,
    "c": 0.02429,
    "h": 169.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B64

secondary

#97898E

accent

#768DB2

background

#F8F9F8

surface

#EFF1F0

border

#CACBCB

text

#0B0D0C

muted

#7C7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B64

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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